"Youth and Health: Generation on the Edge" 6/2/2004
Global Health Council, Washington, D.C.
The 2004 Annual Global Health Council Conference, "Youth and Health: Generation on the Edge."
Conference Opening and Welcome
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Nils Daulaire, M.D., M.P.H., president and CEO, Global Health Council.
Opening Plenary: "Future's Threshold: Examining the Risks, Rights and Potential of Global Youth”
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Session Moderator: Nils Daulaire, M.D., M.P.H., president and CEO, Global Health Council.
Speakers: Robert Blum, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Maria Alcalde, founder of the Youth Coalition, and of the Latin America and Caribbean Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (conference co-chair); and Deborah Protrhow-Stith, M.D.; associate dean for Faculty Development and director and professor of the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health (conference co-chair).
“Plenary: Tuned In, Turned On: The Impact of Media and Marketing on Youth Behavior"
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Session Moderator: Jane Bertrand, director, Center for Communications Programs, Johns Hopkins University.
Speakers: Senator Mechai Viravaidya, founder and chairman, Population and Community Development Association (conference co-chair); Bill Roedy, president, MTV Networks International; Drew Altman, Ph.D., president and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation; and Mandla Sibeko, assistant to CEO of loveLife.
"Staying Alive: A Celebration of MTV Networks International's Campaign to Reach Youth Around the World with HIV Information"
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Family Health International and Kaiser Family Foundation join in celebrating senior executives from MTV Networks International for their contributions and commitment to disseminating information to inform youth about the risks of HIV/AIDS and methods for prevention.

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